THE AFRICAN COURIER. Reporting Africa and its Diaspora! The African Courier is an international magazine published in Germany to report on Africa and the Diaspora African experience. The first issue of the bimonthly magazine appeared on the newsstands on 15 February 1998. The African Courier is a communication forum for European-African political, economic and cultural exchanges, and a voice for Africa in Europe.
“There are examples of villages with several mosques but the Christians have to worship in school classrooms. Christians are not allowed to acquire land to build churches.”
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International Congress on Ovaherero and Nama Genocides holds in Berlin
Under the theme Restorative Justice after Genocide, the German NGO community meets descendants of the victims of the Ovaherero and Nama genocides 1904-1908 from all over the world on 14-16 October in Berlin. The conference is organised by Berlin Postkolonial in cooperation with AfricAvenir International, the Ovaherero/Ovambanderu Genocide Foundation (OGF), the Nama Technical Committee on Genocide, the Association of the …
Read More »The tough choices that Europe faces in the fight against terror
Governments face complex challenges in maintaining peace and security and at the same time preserving constitutional values, writes Henry Anozie and he suggests what has to be done to fight the war on terror successfully. The series of violent attacks – from the shooting in the Munich shopping mall to the suicide attack in Ansbach – within a week in …
Read More »Being German is more than being White
Frankfurt-based published author and musician Che Chidi Chukwumerije writes on what it means to be German even when your roots are thousands of kilometres away. “Being German is more than being a colour. It is being a type. It is being a part-bearer of Germany and Germany’s future within you,” he says. Being German is more than being white – …
Read More »Special: How to apply for asylum in Germany
Applying for asylum can be a long, complicated process. This is what you need to do...
Read More »Nigerians in Germany to converge on Hamburg for National Day
Nigerians in Germany are expected to head to Hamburg in large numbers this weekend for the annual celebrations of their country’s independence anniversary organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Germany. An Award Ceremony & Dinner will round up the NIDO Germany Day 2016 in the Merchant City on 1 October. It will be the culmination of the two-day …
Read More »Thefts on German public transport rise by 25 percent
44,800 bags and hand luggages were registered stolen in 2015, a rise of about a quarter on 2014
Read More »US-Africa Business Forum 2016
The United States Chamber of Commerce and the Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted the US-Africa Business Forum in New York on 21 September. The forum played host to African business and political leaders and their American counterparts. Development in Africa is really shaping up, as more trade partnerships are being made with several global investors and stakeholders towards evolving the continent’s image, …
Read More »Pro-Biafra Protests in Bonn, Germany
Global protests move Biafra conflict back into spotlight
Read More »“How and why we got into trouble,” President Buhari briefs Nigerians in America
During his trip to New York to attend the 71st United Nations General Assembly and the 2nd annual United States-Africa Business Forum, President Muhammadu Buhari took time off his busy schedule to meet a selected group of Nigerian professionals in New York. Temi Douglas reports. They converged from different parts of the United States of America, top rate professionals all, …
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